Recorded 1975–2007 Girls' name Peak 1990 54 births

Rikka — girls' name

54 babies named Rikka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

54 girls have been named Rikka since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

54
total births
1975–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Rikka was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rikka in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rikka

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Rikka between 1975 and 2007, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rikka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rikka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rikka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rikka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rikka at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

54

Since 1975

33 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1975

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2007

Rikka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1975

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 200720051991199019861982197919771975 5

Rikka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 33% of Rikka's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rikka?
54 babies have been named Rikka since 1975. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Rikka most popular?
Rikka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Rikka been used?
Rikka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 33 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Rikka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rikki, Riki, Rika, Rikia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.